[Husker] Game/List Observations

[Steve Stone]

These after only a quickie look at the game tape.

1) Parity continues raising its ugly head as evidenced in the 
Huskers' first three opponents, particularly NMSU. I live a mere 100 
miles from Las Crucses, New Mexico, and although I don't follow Aggie 
football all that closely I can assure you the 2008 Aggie team is 
light years better than the Aggie team I saw get clobbered in Lincoln 
somewhere back in the 1990's. Also, SJSU is beginning to regain some 
of its former stature. For that matter, WMU put a good team on the 
field.

2) Enough of this "cupcake" talk! It's so  y e s t e r d a y. (Last 
year Michigan thought Appalacha State a cupcake.) The continuing rise 
of "lesser" powers is a trend still in its infancy.

3) While Niles Paul's KO return last week was nothing short of 
brilliant, I'll bet Ron Brown thinks his outstanding block on an 
Aggie DB during Mike McNeill's TD run constituted Paul's early-season 
highlight.

4) How could we not expect great things from a DB with a name like 
Lance Thorell, redshirt freshman from Loomis? Not listed on the depth 
chart and never "mentioned in dispatches," he played quite a bit and 
played well except for a couple of freshman errors. Bet he's on 
scholarship before long.

5) Hunter Teatafiller's return to the field seemed as important to 
the team as was Lydon Murtha's. Loved it when Hunter played fullback 
during Lucky's last TD.

6) Colorcaster Matt Davison said that Patrick Witt's getting some 
playing time was very important, and it may well turn out to be so. 
Witt's two fumbles are something he'll never forget and will work on 
hard in practice. If anything should happen to Ganz (Heaven forbid!), 
Witt won't be fumbling if and when the game is on the line.

7) I also agree with Davison that Aggie QB Chase Holbrook will be 
playing on Sundays next year. Holbrook seems typical of the 
"anonymous" college quarterbacks that turn up so often on NFL teams. 
Not that I give a rat's rectum about the NFL or any of its teams.

8) Finally, for the first time the 2008 Husker squad bore a 
resemblance to the Huskers of old and while it may not reach the 
pinnacles of earlier years,  movement in the right direction seems 
apparent. With almost half of next year's recruiting quota already 
committed and with the Pellini crew combing the hinterlands, a slowly 
growing confidence for the future seems justified.

Steve Stone